Anger at Jimmy Fallon is really just fear that Donald Trump could actually win

Late-night TV host and comedian Jimmy Fallon got skewered on Twitter Thursday night after Donald Trump appeared on his show, with many users accusing Fallon of being too easy on the Republican presidential hopeful who has fanned racial flames and insulted his way to his party's nomination.

Instead of pressing Trump on accusations of racism and anti-Semitism that have plagued his campaign, Fallon instead seemingly humanized Trump, talking about the candidate's love of fast food and even tousling his hair-sprayed locks to show they are, in fact, real.

So, Trump had a colonoscopy and all they found was Jimmy Fallon

But the outrage likely has nothing to do with Fallon.

Instead, it likely has everything to do with Trump and his current standing in the polls — nipping at Hillary Clinton's heels and making the possibility of a Trump-inhabited White House feel as real as it's ever been.

Let's take a step back.

Trump began his presidential campaign in June 2015, riding down the escalator at Trump Tower to laughter from Democratic and Republican pundits and prognosticators alike.

People could laugh when he appeared on Fallon's show last September to make fun of his own ego.